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we've talked about how much more active president obama is online compared to mitt romney. here's some evidence. just looking at a period of less than two wee in a single recentonth. >> i jun >> inune. 29 twitter messages, just one for romney. a little more equal on facebook and youtube although the youtube president's team has posted twice as many videos as the romney side. he's been president for four years, he's had a big head start but it's a striking comparison. >> what it what it shows is that really the obama campaign values twitter and the obama campaign is on nine different platforms in addition to twitter, facebook and youtube. they're on tumbler and the other ones we've talked about on the program. >> instagra >> and they also... you know, they really try to get reaction from people and get those people to post and to share that information. >> reaction meaning, like actually engaging them a two way conversation? >> one of the interesting things of this study you cannot just join the obama web site but they've carved it up from 18 different subgroups to jewish am
we've talked about how much more active president obama is online compared to mitt romney. here's some evidence. just looking at a period of less than two wee in a single recentonth. >> i jun >> inune. 29 twitter messages, just one for romney. a little more equal on facebook and youtube although the youtube president's team has posted twice as many videos as the romney side. he's been president for four years, he's had a big head start but it's a striking comparison. >> what...
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did the programs that were instituted by the government under both president obama and president obama... president bush, did they address the problem? how much and how it will >> well, i'd say this is non-partisan because i do think the obama administration largely continued the same thing of the bush administration which to my extent was to put off the problem, to kick the can down the road in a lot of ways. i look at the fundamental issue of our housing market is a combination of weak demand and excess supply. so some of these things were aimed at keeping foreclosures off the market which would lower supply but ultimately they drove out the problem. you know, i'm of the opinion that if we had taken the 30% decline in six months rather than four years we'd be in a much healthier spot today. so ultimately market fundamentals asserted themselves whether you wanted them to or not. it was really a matter of the speed of adjustment. >> and you're station measures taken by the government made the problem worse? >> in many cases i think they did. you encourage people to stay in place. i lik
did the programs that were instituted by the government under both president obama and president obama... president bush, did they address the problem? how much and how it will >> well, i'd say this is non-partisan because i do think the obama administration largely continued the same thing of the bush administration which to my extent was to put off the problem, to kick the can down the road in a lot of ways. i look at the fundamental issue of our housing market is a combination of weak...
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president obama blasted the budget passed by house republicans. he called it a "trojan horse" and an example of "social darwinism." and at least two large tornadoes tore into the dallas area, shredding buildings and tossing trucks like toys. there was no immediate word of injuries. online, special correspondent stone phillips answered your questions about youth football. hari sreenivasan has more. hari? >> sreenivasan: on the rundown, watch a recap of today's live chat. on the campaign, patchwork nation examines why wisconsin's demographic makeup could translate to a good election night for romney. plus, later tonight, track live election returns from today's contests in our map center. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll assess the fallout from today's g.o.p. presidential primary voting. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour h
president obama blasted the budget passed by house republicans. he called it a "trojan horse" and an example of "social darwinism." and at least two large tornadoes tore into the dallas area, shredding buildings and tossing trucks like toys. there was no immediate word of injuries. online, special correspondent stone phillips answered your questions about youth football. hari sreenivasan has more. hari? >> sreenivasan: on the rundown, watch a recap of today's live...
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sportsmen for obama. all being recruited as part of the obama ground game. they meet online and then gather in the real world. >> i think we're expecting a few more people who are going to get started so we can keep on with our agenda. >> sreenivasan: this group of volunteers who cared about lesbian, gay, by sexual and transgender issues was preparing to go out and canvass local voters in support of the president. it seems whether it's dashboard or the mobile apps, they serve two purposes: one, to make sure your teams are in communication with one another and another to learn about the voters you're going out and reaching. >> absolutely. we're always going to be collecting information. because that's how, you know, we extend our reach. that's how we can continue to communicate with that person. just one phice call or one ema is not going to get that person to be... to the polls on election day. >> sreenivasan: for years campaigns have dreed of being d able to take the informationi they gather through canvassing and phonenganking, social media, and email grou
sportsmen for obama. all being recruited as part of the obama ground game. they meet online and then gather in the real world. >> i think we're expecting a few more people who are going to get started so we can keep on with our agenda. >> sreenivasan: this group of volunteers who cared about lesbian, gay, by sexual and transgender issues was preparing to go out and canvass local voters in support of the president. it seems whether it's dashboard or the mobile apps, they serve two...
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obama and romney seem to be sort of rhetorical twins here. the reason exactly mo is right is because we are fighting this on minute-to-minute hour-by hour because there is a lacking overvision so tactics are winning the day. it's win or lose every single day. >> ifill: is he right, snow does it work? are you one of the strategists who thinks it does work? if it doesn't-- or if it does-- are you running the risk of alienating voters? >> yeah, i guesst's l in the definition of what a negative campaign is, right? i mean, i actually am one of those people that believe talking about your record and talking about your opponent's record is... it works, it's necessary and it's good for the process. >> pelley: "liar," "unhinged"? >> but when it gets past the difference in vision, when it gets past the difference in policy and it starts get to personal character assassination that's when the rails come off and you run the risk of hurting your own candidate and alienating voters. >> ifill: what was vice president biden doing last night with that unchang
obama and romney seem to be sort of rhetorical twins here. the reason exactly mo is right is because we are fighting this on minute-to-minute hour-by hour because there is a lacking overvision so tactics are winning the day. it's win or lose every single day. >> ifill: is he right, snow does it work? are you one of the strategists who thinks it does work? if it doesn't-- or if it does-- are you running the risk of alienating voters? >> yeah, i guesst's l in the definition of what a...
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obama, i think, is just misreading the polls entirely. the latest polling shows that -- i think ken is right. when global warming becomes local that the public becomes concerned about it. that's why the polls in the last two years have shown the public is increasingly concerned and this is particularly true of independent voters also. they are very concerned about their local pollution but also the extreme weather that they've been seeing. who could miss $14 billion extreme weather disasters in this country last year and over $7 this year. everyone sees the weather is going crazy and it's affecting them. it's not going to be affecting distant people in a distant land a distant time from now. it's happening here and now. >> suarez: joseph romm, kenneth green, gentlemen, thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> suarez: we've rounded up all of our reporting on these issues on our "coping with climate change" page on our web site. take a look. >> ifill: and we turn to the final days of the presidential contest. among the key states in b
obama, i think, is just misreading the polls entirely. the latest polling shows that -- i think ken is right. when global warming becomes local that the public becomes concerned about it. that's why the polls in the last two years have shown the public is increasingly concerned and this is particularly true of independent voters also. they are very concerned about their local pollution but also the extreme weather that they've been seeing. who could miss $14 billion extreme weather disasters in...
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towards president obama. so that's why governor romney is so focused on ohio and for president obama, his campaign thinks on they can keep romney out of ohio, if they can deny romney ohio he cannot get to the president. that's why you're seeing bothnk candidate there is so much. but one more fast pneint and tht is that both -- all of these states are pretty much three or four point states. look at the map as a to where president obamatond governor romney aregoing to in the final days. that list of sevenar or eight states, they're almost all competitive under five points so while it does narrowly favor president obama right now, keep in mind, these are all very competitive states, three, four points. >> woodruff: and, margaret, to that point and the point you were making a minute ago,hat is it that the obama folks feel they need to do in these final days? >> if today is a road map for the next few days, what they feel they need to do is return to the high ground, so th speak. today you did not here a lot of ro
towards president obama. so that's why governor romney is so focused on ohio and for president obama, his campaign thinks on they can keep romney out of ohio, if they can deny romney ohio he cannot get to the president. that's why you're seeing bothnk candidate there is so much. but one more fast pneint and tht is that both -- all of these states are pretty much three or four point states. look at the map as a to where president obamatond governor romney aregoing to in the final days. that list...
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they know who the obama supporters are. it's a call from a friend or a neighbor asking them to turn out that we think will be the most effective at the end of the day. >> suarez: even in the final hours before the polls open nationwide, the obama caaign says it believes there are still small pockets of voters out there who can be convinced to cast a ballot and ca a ballot for their man. my colleague margaret warner got a very different view of thea same electoral landscape from the romney campaign. >> warner: after a frantic day-long campaign swing, mitt romney returns to boston tonight to await the voters' verdict on his seven-year quest for the presidency. with polls shong s presidt obama enjoying a slight edg in several crucial battle ground states, romney's strategists are counting on the undecided independent voters breaking his way. >> i think the momentum remains with governor romney. >> warner: a senior advisor to the romney campaign. it's a close race. we knew it would bea close. i believe at the end of the day it
they know who the obama supporters are. it's a call from a friend or a neighbor asking them to turn out that we think will be the most effective at the end of the day. >> suarez: even in the final hours before the polls open nationwide, the obama caaign says it believes there are still small pockets of voters out there who can be convinced to cast a ballot and ca a ballot for their man. my colleague margaret warner got a very different view of thea same electoral landscape from the romney...
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barack obama rebuilt it. and we are seeing it it work and respond. >> woodruff: do you think the storm could be making that much of a difference. >> i think the perception and you see activity and you see the chris christie thing. people are saying why is christie doing this, for his own mattal ambitions. >> i don't think there is anything like that when you are the governor of a state, a state you love that is in your heart and soul you feel an intense sense of stewardship. and when it gets wallopped by the storm the poll particulars seems irrelevant at this point. and as christie said, i don't care about the politics. if he is going to help me with my state, he is going to help the people of my state, then i'm grateful and i will work with him. so i think it is as simple as that. and i think he has been perfectly willing to hold the view that he's not a good steward of the economy, not good on budget negotiations but he's good on this. and we worked together on this. i don't think that is politically incons
barack obama rebuilt it. and we are seeing it it work and respond. >> woodruff: do you think the storm could be making that much of a difference. >> i think the perception and you see activity and you see the chris christie thing. people are saying why is christie doing this, for his own mattal ambitions. >> i don't think there is anything like that when you are the governor of a state, a state you love that is in your heart and soul you feel an intense sense of stewardship....
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obama who has taken an economy in trouble and made it even worse. >> president obama's answer to our economic crisis was more spending, more debt, and more government. no president had ever run a trillion dollar deficit. the new normal the president would have us embrace is trillion dollar deficits and 8% unemployment. >> woodruff: the republican frontrunner aimed to stay on the attack against the incumbent, hoping his latest wins would finally put the primary season behind him. a look at the "newshour's" vote 2012 map center shows that in wisconsin, romney dominated the city of milwaukee and surrounding suburbs, helping him win the badger state 44% to rick santorum's 37%. in maryland, he defeated santorum 49 to 29. and he cruised to victory in the district of columbia, where santorum wasn't on the ballot. with romney's momentum building, pressure mounted on santorum, but in his speech to supporters last night, the former pennsylvania senator vowed to press on: well, we'll threat other half of the republican party-- starting here in pennsylvania-- to go out in three weeks and during
obama who has taken an economy in trouble and made it even worse. >> president obama's answer to our economic crisis was more spending, more debt, and more government. no president had ever run a trillion dollar deficit. the new normal the president would have us embrace is trillion dollar deficits and 8% unemployment. >> woodruff: the republican frontrunner aimed to stay on the attack against the incumbent, hoping his latest wins would finally put the primary season behind him. a...
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in 2018 the obama care will start taxing the very highest premiums, the cadillac plans. anything over that will suffer an excise tax that is like adding. we're not likely to do on the retirement-savings side because people aren't saving enough for retirement anyway. we don't want to do anything that will discourage them from putting more money in the accounts. >> reporter: we could have spent the entire week in washington itemizing tax breaks, of course. child credit. earned income tax credit. special rates for dividends and capital gains. but time is short. so we ended our tax tour here with the last often heard solution. >> one proposal we've been hearing more about is simply capping deductions. $25,000. $50,000. anything beyond that, you can't deduct. what does that do and how does that work? >> reporter: the problem with capping the deductions rather than getting rid of them entirely is you lose a lot of revenue. capping at $25,000 loses almost half the revenue you'd get by getting rid of this deduction completely. capping it $50,000 loses almost a third. there's jus
in 2018 the obama care will start taxing the very highest premiums, the cadillac plans. anything over that will suffer an excise tax that is like adding. we're not likely to do on the retirement-savings side because people aren't saving enough for retirement anyway. we don't want to do anything that will discourage them from putting more money in the accounts. >> reporter: we could have spent the entire week in washington itemizing tax breaks, of course. child credit. earned income tax...
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but obama was careful last night. his remarks were fairly humble, and for the historic achievement that he made last night. and i think obama and boehner and rea reed all know that their legacies are tied together and they reside around one thing-- can they find common ground. >> stuart rothenberg, you can find more on the future of the affordable care act from our partners at kaiser health news. th's oour websit >> woodruff: and finally, here with us, where they have been during the campaign, the conventions and election night are syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. gentlemen, i know you had a good night's sleep. i saw you just a few hours ago. david, you're not in washington right now. mark, you are. but welcome back. let's start-- let me start out quickly, david, what more is there to be said about last night in the way everything unfolded? >> don't mess with big bird. the revemple of pbs. the revenge of pbs. no, i'm not sure that was a votingssu e fundamental issue is thi
but obama was careful last night. his remarks were fairly humble, and for the historic achievement that he made last night. and i think obama and boehner and rea reed all know that their legacies are tied together and they reside around one thing-- can they find common ground. >> stuart rothenberg, you can find more on the future of the affordable care act from our partners at kaiser health news. th's oour websit >> woodruff: and finally, here with us, where they have been during...